I installed 8GB 1333 MHz OWC RAM on my late 2008 unibody MBP and am puzzled that it runs at 1333 MHz. Is that even possible? I thought those MBPs support 1067 MHz only. Any ideas?

FYI, I just installed the same, under 10.7.3, with 1333 DDR3 8GB ram. Works like a dream. The "secret" firmware upgrade early last year allows our logic boards to fully address and accept the speed boost on the ram. Woot.

Go for it! I've had 8gb of Crucial and a 128gb Crucial SSD in my Macbook Pro Late 2008 for over a year now without a single problem. I removed my superdrive and put this in a caddy, moved my standard HDD to the superdrive area and installed the SSD. Works like a dream.

I am about to upgrade my late 2008 aluminum MacBook 2.4 Ghz to 6GB of ram from owc but wanted to know if the will support 8GB, running at full stability. From what I can tell from other threads is that the owc 8GB kit doesn't work is this correct? If it can handle 8GB of ram I will do that instead of 6GB. Thanks for any help.

Hi, I'm currently using late 2008 13-inch aluminium Macbook. My Macbook is currently using 8GB DDR3 RAM. I won't say it works perfectly and running at full stability, because I encounter kernel panic at some point of using the Macbook. So I won't say it works perfectly, but it does boost the performance of the Macbook itself. I don't know the cause of the kernel panic yet, but there are two possible reason. First is the RAM itself and second is overheating. Using bigger RAM means more voltage that will result more heat to your Macbook. I think it is okay if you're using it under low temperature area. I used final cut pro X and encounter it sometimes while I'm using it, but it doesn't disturb me that much.

Hi, I'm currently using late 2008 13-inch aluminium Macbook. My Macbook is currently using 8GB DDR3 RAM. I won't say it works perfectly and running at full stability, because I encounter kernel panic at some point of using the Macbook. So I won't say it works perfectly, but it does boost the performance of the Macbook itself. I don't know the cause of the kernel panic yet, but there are two possible reason. First is the RAM itself and second is overheating. Using bigger RAM means more voltage that will result more heat to your Macbook. I think it is okay if you're using it under low temperature area. I used final cut pro X and encounter it sometimes while I'm using it, but it doesn't disturb me that much.

If you can I would return it if I were you. Any kernel panic after installing RAM is RAM-induced until proven otherwise. The machine should run fine under stress with more RAM and shouldn't crash. Run the Apple Hardware Utliity multiple times, Rember etc.

As an aside, about 3 weeks ago I finally upgraded mine to 8GB for $29.99 from Newegg with a G.Skill set though now it is $34.99 without the coupon code I used.

Like everyone else here, I've got a late '08 Macbook and am looking to upgrade the RAM. Mine in particular is a 2 GHz model with 2 Gb of RAM. I know it's compatible with 8 Gb of ram, but I want to make sure I'm buying the right stuff. I'm looking at a pair of Corsair "Mac Memory" sticks